To promote media freedom in countries around the world and to strengthen the protection of journalists.
Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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Contact Details
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Benefits in Kind
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Financial Benefits
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4 Current APPG Officers
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5 APPG Officer Positions
Armenia , Intellectual Property , Lithuania , Ukraine , Writers
10 APPG Memberships
Beer , British Council and Soft Power , Dark Skies , Digital Communities , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Internet, Communications and Technology , Listed Properties , Publishing , Serbia , Tidy Britain
Armenia , Intellectual Property , Lithuania , Ukraine , Writers
10 APPG Memberships
Beer , British Council and Soft Power , Dark Skies , Digital Communities , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Internet, Communications and Technology , Listed Properties , Publishing , Serbia , Tidy Britain
3 APPG Officer Positions
China , Refugees , Sovereign Wealth Funds
4 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Humanist , Nuclear Energy , South East
China , Refugees , Sovereign Wealth Funds
4 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Humanist , Nuclear Energy , South East
4 APPG Officer Positions
Cats , ITV , Music Education , Osteoporosis and Bone Health
5 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Intellectual Property , Music , Publishing
Cats , ITV , Music Education , Osteoporosis and Bone Health
5 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Intellectual Property , Music , Publishing
2 APPG Officer Positions
Counter Extremism , Oman
4 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Aviation , Commonwealth , Faith and Society
Counter Extremism , Oman
4 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Aviation , Commonwealth , Faith and Society
Contact Details
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Sir John Whittingdale MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 3557.
Email: [email protected]
Public Enquiry Point:
Felicity Garvey, Reporters Without Borders UK. Tel: 07493 630650
Email: [email protected]
Secretariat:
Reporters Without Borders UK acts as the group's secretariat. https://rsf.org/
No benefits in kind are on record for the Media Freedom APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Media Freedom APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Uma Kumaran
Officer
Labour - Stratford and Bow
Joined: 23rd February 2026Departed: 23rd February 2026
5 APPG Officer Positions
Climate Change , International Conservation , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Tamils , United Nations
Climate Change , International Conservation , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Tamils , United Nations
No other APPG Memberships
Joe Powell
Officer
Labour - Kensington and Bayswater
Joined: 20th November 2024Departed: 12th January 2026
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Joanna Cherry
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Edinburgh South West
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Wayne David
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Caerphilly
Joined: 13th May 2024Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 6th March 2024
James Gray
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North Wiltshire
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Roger Gale
Vice Chair
Conservative - Herne Bay and Sandwich
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Theo Clarke
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Rob Butler
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Aylesbury
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jim Shannon
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 13th December 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Bahá'í Faith , Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Pakistani Minorities , Respiratory Health , Vascular and Venous Disease
Bahá'í Faith , Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Pakistani Minorities , Respiratory Health , Vascular and Venous Disease
No other APPG Memberships
John Whittingdale
Vice Chair
Conservative - Maldon
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 7th September 2022
5 APPG Officer Positions
Armenia , Intellectual Property , Lithuania , Ukraine , Writers
Armenia , Intellectual Property , Lithuania , Ukraine , Writers
No other APPG Memberships
Damian Collins
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Folkestone and Hythe
Joined: 24th September 2020Departed: 7th September 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Viscount Colville of Culross
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 14th July 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Christian Matheson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for City of Chester
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jeremy Hunt
Vice Chair
Conservative - Godalming and Ash
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 7th August 2020
6 APPG Officer Positions
Burma , Emergency Care , Financial Markets and Services , Pakistani Minorities , Patient Safety , Wellbeing Economics
Burma , Emergency Care , Financial Markets and Services , Pakistani Minorities , Patient Safety , Wellbeing Economics
No other APPG Memberships
John Grogan
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Keighley
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships